Breast Cancer Alliance

Internal LOI due February 21, 2024, by 5pm MST

Two mechanisms available:

1. Exceptional Project Grants

• Recognizes creative, unique and innovative research
• Any stage career may apply, including post-docs
• $100,000 for a 1-year grant
• Full applications due on or before July 19, 2024 EST

2. Young Investigator Grants

• Current focus must be on Breast Cancer; intended to help advance the careers of young researchers who do not yet have their own major grant support but who design and conduct their own independent research projects
• Open to clinical doctors and research scientists who are in the early stages of their careers, including post docs
• 2-Year grant for $125,000 (half of grant paid out each year)
• Applicants must:
  • not have held a tenure track faculty or tenure track research position for more than four years following completion of their training, as of March 1, 2025;
  • not have been or are not a principal investigator on an NIH R01 or equivalent national/international non-mentored award as of March 1, 2025; and
  • dedicate at least 50% of their work effort to research.